Profile Of Australia
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; creased spine, internally sound.
What does it truly mean to be Australian? Craig McGregor's Profile of Australia presents a vivid and penetrating portrait of a nation — its people, its contradictions, its landscapes, and its soul — at a pivotal moment in its cultural history. Drawing on extensive research and personal observation, McGregor chronicles the defining characteristics of Australian society, from the larrikin spirit of its working-class roots to the complexities of its urban modernity, constructing a richly textured picture of a country grappling with its own identity. A significant work of social commentary, Profile of Australia argues that the Australian character is shaped by forces far more nuanced than the bush mythology and colonial legacy that dominate popular imagination. McGregor writes with the keen eye of a journalist and the analytical rigour of a cultural critic, illuminating themes of class, race, politics, and national belonging with wit and authority. Published by Penguin and widely regarded as a landmark in Australian non-fiction, this is an essential read for anyone who wants to understand what lies beneath the sun-bronzed surface of the world's island continent.
Author: Craig Mcgregor
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; creased spine, internally sound.
What does it truly mean to be Australian? Craig McGregor's Profile of Australia presents a vivid and penetrating portrait of a nation — its people, its contradictions, its landscapes, and its soul — at a pivotal moment in its cultural history. Drawing on extensive research and personal observation, McGregor chronicles the defining characteristics of Australian society, from the larrikin spirit of its working-class roots to the complexities of its urban modernity, constructing a richly textured picture of a country grappling with its own identity. A significant work of social commentary, Profile of Australia argues that the Australian character is shaped by forces far more nuanced than the bush mythology and colonial legacy that dominate popular imagination. McGregor writes with the keen eye of a journalist and the analytical rigour of a cultural critic, illuminating themes of class, race, politics, and national belonging with wit and authority. Published by Penguin and widely regarded as a landmark in Australian non-fiction, this is an essential read for anyone who wants to understand what lies beneath the sun-bronzed surface of the world's island continent.